With nations charting their way in and out of an undisturbed pandemic, the latest Legatum Prosperity Index (the “Index"), released in October 2021, concluded once again on prosperity stalling across the World. The Index, which serves as a guide in assessing economic and social wellbeing across 167 nations, cites the ‘health and economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic’ as well as a weakening of the core features that underpin prosperity as reasons for this stagnation.

Mauritius ranked 45^th worldwide (2020 rank: 44^th ) and maintained the top spot in the Sub-Saharan region in the 2021 Index. Classifying in the top 50 for seven of the Index’s 12 pillars, the country has done exceptionally well across three areas, namely Governance, Social Capital and Investment Environment. It is also to be noted that despite the Sub-Saharan region being the least prosperous, it was the only other region – besides Eastern Europe – which recorded an improvement in 2021.

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